Father Jose Algue, 8.3, who for last 30 years\has been director of the Philippine Weather Bureau, has resigned on account of health and to-day Governor General Wood appointed Father Miguel Selza, SI, a8 director.
Some two years ago Father Algue returned to, Spain on account failing eyesight and is now living man. He leaves a wife and a grown] in Sama, 'a suburb of Barcelona. up daughter who arrived with him In edition to being an astronomer ud other refugees from Russia of some note Father Algue is the when the revolution started. The loss inventor of a number of instru-of his property and the severe conments used in connexion with ditions of life here caused him weather forecasting, notably the much worry, although no one sus-barocyclonometer, an instrument pected the possibility of his taking his life, used for ascertaining the direction, distance and-movement of tropical The Municipal Charity Com-hurricanes. Under his direction mission is preparing a project for the Philippine Weather Bureau has organizing" @ copie's been built up to a'degree of effi-House with restaurant, tea room, ciency which has been of inestireading room, employment bureau, mable service to shipping interests to It on w large scale, The cost, lecture hall brary and theatre al through the forecasting of typhoons ener $100,000 and $1,000
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